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Apple's John Ternus says that removable batteries will reduce durability of iPhones (www.ghacks.net)
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[–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Do lightning cables still break if you look at them funny? I remember all the "hack" videos that involved taping a spring to the end of them...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I’ve owned almost every iPhone since iPhone 4, multiple iPods before that, and have never had a lightning or 30-pin cable break down for me. Maybe yellowed a bit but never full on breaking like I’ve seen.

    I suspect it’s because I’ve never allowed the cable to bend excessively from the port. I’ll bet everyone who complains about the cable longevity does the thing where the cable is cinched between the connector and whatever surface they’re propping their phone on. That causes cable strain and prematurely kills the cable.

    In any case, your cable is covered by your phone’s limited warranty (or AppleCare), so as long as you have a device that takes that type of cable, Apple will replace for free.

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